S’mores!
Summer is here, and camping season is approaching. And what better to do while camping than making s’mores? If the real thing is a bit out of your reach, here is a fun project to get you by:
S’mores
Items needed:
Any worsted weight yarn.
Size E crochet hook
Marshmallow:
Use a white colored yarn (shown is Red Heart Super Saver Solids in “Soft White). Worked in a continuous round.
Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 in second ch from hook (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc (12)
Round 3: *Sc 1, inc * 6 times (18)
Round 4: * Sc 2, inc * 6 times (20)
Round 5: Sc around, only on the inner post
Round 6-12: Sc around
Round 13: Sc around, only on the inner post
Round 14: * Sc 2, dec * 6 times (18)
Stuff
Round 15: * Sc 1, dec * 6 times (12)
Round 16: dec around (6)
Bind off and weave in ends
Smooshed Marshmallow:
Use a white colored yarn (shown is Red Heart Super Saver Solids in “Soft White). Worked in a continuous round.
Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 in second ch from hook (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc (12)
Round 3: *Sc 1, inc * 6 times (18)
Round 4: * Sc 2, inc * 6 times (24)
Round 5: * Sc 3, inc * 6 times(30)
Round 6: * Sc 4, inc * 6 times (36)
Round 7: * Sc 5, inc * 6 times (42)
Round 20: * Sc 5, dec * 6 times (36)
Round 21: * Sc 4, dec * 6 times (30)
Round 22: * Sc 3, dec * 6 times (24)
Round 23: * Sc 2, dec * 6 times (18)
Round 24: * Sc 1, dec * 6 times (12)
Stuff
Round 25: dec around (6)
Bind off and weave in ends
Cracker:
Use a brown yarn (Shown is Red Heart Super Saver solids in “Warm Brown”). Worked in a continuous round.
Row 1: ch 15, sc across
Row 2-11: Sc across
Bind off and weave in ends
Chocolate:
Use a dark brown yarn (shown is Red Heart Super Saver Solids in “Coffee”).
Row 1: ch 15, sc across
Row 2-11: Sc across
Bind off and weave in ends
Sick Day…
This is what happens when I am sick. I spent most of the day yesterday sitting on the couch, watching tv,
and knitting my first pair of socks. As you can see, I got quite a bit done…and that’s not including the times I restarted it! I am using this pattern, but sadly, they seem to be rather tight, even using a larger needle than suggested. Oh, well. They fit and I don’t think I could bring myself to undo it all and start over. Besides, the yarn kind of hides it!
Crochet Hamburger Pattern Available!
Yep, that’s right…my hamburger pattern is now available =) I currently have it listed on my Etsy shop, although I have only listed one. I have never tried to sell a pattern before, so I have no idea how fast it will go! Once that one sells though, I will list several more. My long term plan is to set up a shopping cart here on my site, so then I won’t have to worry about quantities and emailing pdf’s.
Sneak Peak…
I’m just putting the finishing touches on the pattern, I will have it available soon!
Warm Fuzzies Book Review…Kind of
I enjoy collecting books, especially cookbooks and pattern books. The other day I picked up Warm Fuzzies: 30 Sweet Felted Projects by Betz White. When I picked it up, I looked at all the pictures and decided to buy it. I assumed it had knitting instructions for all the projects, I was wrong. When I took it home and started reading through it, I found out that it actually instructs you to dig through your closets and local thrift stores for wool sweaters to felt and cut up. I was so excited! Doing it this way is cheaper and easier.
The patterns in this book are great, most of the projects are practical with little details that make them fun. Each pattern has step by step instructions with pictures to help guide you through the project. Unfortunately, I don’t have a stash of wool sweaters lying around, but I plan to take a trip to the thrift store soon and stock up…my first project is going to be a robot sweater vest for my 2 year old!
Crochet Hot Dog
For Christmas I made my niece a basket full of crochet food. Not only did she love it, but I had a blast creating all of it. I recently decided to make some more just for fun, but this time I am going to actually write down patterns (I just kind of made the stuff up as I went along before) and post them here, maybe try to sell them some day. So here it is =)
HOT DOG
- About the yarn: This pattern was designed using plain old acrylic yarn. Why? Partially because acrylic yarn is cheap, easy to find, and comes in a large variety of colors. Secondly, this pattern is designed to be a toy. Acrylic yarn can be washed easily and is strong enough to withstand large amounts of drool. That being said, feel free to use any type of yarn you would like, just keep in mind that your final product may be larger or smaller.
“Dog”
Items Needed:
E hook
Brown worsted weight yarn (or any color that closely resembles a hot dog!)
Small bits of yellow and red worsted weight yarn (optional)
Stuffing
*Note: This pattern is worked in a continuous round.
Round 1: Ch 3 and join to form a loop, sc 6 into loop
Round 2: Inc in every sc (12)
Round 3: * sc 1, inc 1 * Rep 6 times (18)
Round 4 – 29: sc in each
For mustard and ketchup, simply make a crochet chain in a squiggly pattern from one end to the other. To do this, insert your hook into the hot dog, pull a strand of yarn through (yellow or red). From there, leaving the yarn looped over your hook, repeat. Now you should have two loops on your hook, pull the second loop (the one closest to the hook) through the first. Continue this in a squiggly pattern until you reach the other end.
Stuff firmly
Round 30: * sc 1, dec 1 * Rep 6 times (12)
Round 31: dec in each (6)
Round 32: dec in each, bind off and weave in ends
Bun (make two)
Items Needed:
E hook
F hook
Tan worsted weight yarn
Stuffing
Yarn darner/Tapestry needle
*You will be making two of these, one for the inner bun using the E hook, and one for the outer bun using the F hook.
Row 1:Ch 21, sc in 2nd from hook and sc across, ch1 and turn (20)
Row 2: inc, sc 18, inc, ch1 and turn, ch1 and turn (22)
Row 3: inc, sc 20, inc, ch 1 and turn, ch1 and turn (24)
Row 4: inc, sc 22, inc, ch 1 and turn, ch1 and turn (26)
Row 5: inc, sc 24, inc, ch1 and turn, ch1 and turn (28)
Row 6: sc across, ch1 and turn (28)
Row 7: dec, sc until there are two sc spaces left, dec, ch1 and turn (26)
Row 8: dec, sc until there are two sc spaces left, dec, ch1 and turn (24)
Row 9: dec, sc until there are two sc spaces left, dec, ch1 and turn (22)
Row 10: dec, sc until there are two sc spaces left, dec, ch1 and turn (20)
Row 11: sc across, ch1 and turn (20)
Row 12: sc across, ch1 and turn (20)
Row 13 – 22: Repeat rows 2-11
Bind off
Using a mattress stitch, sew the two pieces together leaving a small space to stuff. Stuff the bun lightly, leaving enough flexibility to wrap around the hot dog. Finish stitching together and weave in all ends. At this point you can sew the hot dog into the bun if you would prefer.
I would love to hear feedback on this pattern, since it is the first I’ve ever written down. If there is anything that is not clear, or any mistakes please let me know!
Another Nursing Bracelet Post
A while back I made a nursing bracelet for my friend as a baby shower gift. Since then I have decide to go ahead and order the proper beads and try to make a few more “traditional” bracelets and attempt to sell them on Etsy. Here are some of bracelets I made.
I haven’t listed them yet, but they will be up by tomorrow. I have to resize the pictures =)
Quick and Easy Mother’s Day Gifts
Originally, I was just going to have the kids make a drawing or two, maybe a card for their grandmas for Mother’s Day, but then I came up with this idea. Picture frame magnets. Now, I’m sure I’m not the only one to have done this, so there’s probably other instructions out there (that perhaps look a bit better too lol), but these were made using materials I already had, and made in a way to make them easy enough for children to make. However, I went ahead and did the cutting and gluing to leave more time for “embellishing”.
Items needed:
Glue (Good old Elmer’s will work)
Card stock paper in color of choice
Flat magnets (like the kind businesses hand out for free)
“Embellishments” (stickers, stamps, markers, glitter…you name it!)
1. Cut out two strips of card stock paper 1 inch wide and 7.5 inches tall
2. Cut two strips of matching card stock paper 1 inch wide and 5 inches tall
3. Cut magnets into 1 inch(approx) squares, I was able to get 6 out of one magnet
4. Glue the strips of paper together, making sure the lengths line up with each other (it helps to have a picture handy to gauge where to place the strips)
5. Glue a magnet piece in each corner on the back of the frame
6. When the glue is dry, decorate any way you want! Make sure to cover up the corner seams =)
Here is an “action” shot of the mostly finished product (as my daughter is not home from school yet to decorate it!).
No, we don’t normally have Pokemon hanging on our fridge =)
Bead Crochet Tutorial
This tutorial is based on a pattern found here and assumes you are familiar with the basics of crochet.
Needed:
Size E (3.5 mm) aluminum hook
32 gauge wire
Memory wire (bracelet size)
Beads of choice (enough to make it around you wrist once strung)
1. String desired number of beads onto wire. Note: At least one bead will equal one crochet chain, but feel free to add extra beads in order to have two or three beads in each single chain (smaller beads work better for this).
2. Begin making a crochet chain, pulling one bead down to your hook and using the wire above it to pull through (remember to do this a bit looser than you would normally).
3. Continue your crochet chain until you are out of beads.
4. When you have completed your chain, chain one more and turn. Single crochet across the row, only on the back post and keeping each loop on the hook rather than pulling through.
5. Bind your wire at the end and weave it in. Next, cut a piece of memory wire to fit, and slide the wire through the loops left on your crochet hook. Fasten off the ends of the memory wire by either using an end bead, or by forming a small loop using pliers.
Crochet Wire Jewelry
I came across this Crochet Me pattern a while back and decided it would make an easy, fast Mother’s Day gift to add to the basket.
The pattern itself was pretty basic, however I did change it a bit. I used a smaller gauge wire (32) than what they suggested, and added a few more beads. The pattern instructs you to crochet a bit with the wire and beads, then string it onto a string of sorts to make into a necklace. I decided instead to string it onto a bit of bracelet sized memory wire to turn it into a bracelet. This was the first time I had ever done bead crochet…and I think I may have found a new obsession!
